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Simple and Effective Way to Prepare CuFe2O4/SiO2 Nanocomposites by Sol-Gel Method

Prakash I., Muralidharan P., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

CuFe2O4/SiO2 nano composite materials have attracted great attention due to their novel physical and chemical properties. There are different methods to prepare nano composite materials like solid state reaction, sol gel, etc. Among them, sol [...]

Continuous Optimization Method for the Sequence Design of Protein Models Consisting of Multiple Monomer Types

Koh S.K., Ananthasuresh G.K., Yang X., Saven J., Indian Institute of Science, IN

In our earlier work, we had introduced continuous modeling of two discrete states (H: Hydrophobic; P: Polar) of the amino acid monomers and presented a deterministic continuous optimization method to design the sequence that minimizes [...]

Maxitarg-A Novel Targeting Approach for Hepatic Cancer

Sonavane G.S., Devarajan P.V., Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology, IN

The efficacy of current cancer chemotherapy is mainly limited by toxicity associated with the systemic spread of anticancer drugs to normal tissues. Enhancing selectivity or maximizing targeting towards cancer cells would be important approach to [...]

Effect of Various Fuel Conditions on the Synthesis of Nano Crystalline LiNiVO4 Powders for Lithium Battery Applications

Vivekanandhan S., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Inverse spinel LiNiVO4 has been used as a cathode material for high voltage lithium battery applications. Better performance of the cathode material is due to its physical and chemical properties, which are mainly depending on [...]

Sol-Gel Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Nano-Composite Powder: NiAl2O4:SiO2

Muralidharan P., Prakash I., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Nano-composites are important class of materials because of many of their physical and chemical properties show particle size dependence. Nano-structured metal (Zn, Mg, Ca) aluminate, with spinel structure, dispersed in SiO2 glassy matrix materials are [...]

Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Carbon/Polymer Composites

Joshi M., Bhattacharyya A., Indian Institute of Technology, IN

Conventional carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resins are widely used to prepare carbon/carbon composites due to their high carbon yield. Property enhancement of carbon fabric/phenolic composites is possible through carbon nanomaterial dispersion in the matrix. The [...]

On the Development of a Nanocrystalline Yttria Stabilised Zirconia Ceramic Capable of Superplastic Deformation at Relatively Low Temperatures

Bhattacharya S.S., Betz U., Hahn H., IIT Madras, IN

Superplastic deformation behaviour is now well established in fine-grained zirconia ceramics at fairly high temperatures (well above 0.5Tm, where Tm is the absolute melting point). In this study, an attempt was made to develop a [...]

Solid Modeling of Nanoscale Artifacts

Rao P.V.M., Sharma M., Venugopal R., IIT Delhi, IN

Solid modeling involves creation and manipulation of complete and unambiguous mathematical representations of 3-D objects. The purpose of such representation is to provide tools for visualization, calculation of geometric properties and realization by design and [...]

Potentiometric Biosensors Based on Silicon and Porous Silicon

Basu I., Subramanian R.V., Mathew A., Chadha A., Bhattacharya E., Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IN

Detection and estimation of Triglycerides and Urea are clinically important. We report fabrication of potentiometric biosensors based on silicon and porous silicon and estimation of triglycerides and urea based on enzymatic reactions. The sensor is [...]

Nanomagnetic Materials: A review

Gupta T.K.S.P., Verma S.S., Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, IN

Nanotechnology and nanostructured materials have the potential to significantly impact energy efficiency, storage, and production. Such applications can be used to monitor and remediate environmental problems, curb emissions from a wide range of sources, and [...]